Trenton Man
Arrested in
Assault of
Aiken Woman
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July 17, 2014EDGEFIELD
– An arrest has
been made in the
investigation
into an Aiken
woman's claim
that she was
attacked by a
Trenton man
after refusing
to have sex with
him following
watching a movie
together on the
night of
Saturday, July
12. Reginald
Bernard Hammond,
36, was taken
into custody on
Wednesday
morning and is
charged with
assault and
battery in the
second degree,
according to
jail records.

As Edgefield
Daily reported,
the woman said
when she refused
to have sex with
Broadwater he
threw her to the
floor, got on
top of her chest
and started
choking her
telling her, "I
will kill you!"

The woman told
deputies she
told him her
brother was a
police officer
and called 911.
That is when he
took her phone
and her car
keys. She was
able to grab his
groin and get
him off of her
and ran out of
the house.
Broadwater
followed trying
to stop her from
leaving, tearing
her dress in the
process.

She was able to
get in her car
and drive to a
nearby store
where she
borrowed a young
lady's phone and
called 911.
Deputies arrived
and photographed
her injuries
which matched
what she claimed
in her statement
about the
attack. She
refused medical
help, the report
states.

Broadwater was
still being held
at the Edgefield
County Detention
Center at this
writing. No bond
information or
court date was
available.